Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-12-15

I NO utIHdtlu IL llidtit tiidt ttit'l
, shall forego all the benefits of govern
mental regard; but they cannot fail to b,
admonished of their duty. as well as theil
| enlightened self interest and safety, wher
| they are reminded of the fact that fnan
cial panic and collapse. to which the pres
| ent condition tends, afford no greater
shelter or protection to our manufacture,
| than to our other important enterprises
| Opportunity for safe, careful, and dcliber
| ate reform Is now offered; and none OF Us
| should bc uumindfUl of time when an
abused and irritatcd people, needless OF
! those who have resisted timely and reason
| able relief. may insist upon a radical and
! sweeping rcctiticatIon of their wrongs.
| The difficulty attending a wise and fair
! revision Of our tariff laws is not under
1 estimated. IL will require on the part OF
/ the Congress great labor and care and
especially broad and national contcm-
/ piation of the subject. and patriotic dis
regard of such local and selfish claims rs
are unreasonable and reckless of the vel
fare of the entire country.
Under our present laws more than four
thousand articles are subject to duty.
Many of these do not in any way com
pete with our own manufactures, and
many are hardly worth attention a. sub
jcct~ of revenue A considerable reduc-
ton can he made in the aggregate, by ad-
ding them tn the free list The taxation
of IuxurjeS presents no features Of hard
ship: but the ucCc>sarirs of life used and
consumed by all the people, the duty upon
which adds 10 the cost Of living in every
home should be greatly chcapcncd.
The radical reduction of the duties i'm
posed upon raw material used in mann
Iacturcs. or its f'ce Importation. is, Of
course. an important factor in any effort
To- reduce the price nf these nccc,>aric~; :;
ii would not only relieve them from the
increased cost caused by the tariff on such
material. hut the manufactured product
being thus chcapcuetl. that part of the
tariff now laid upon such product. a a
compensation to our manufacturers for
the prc~cut price Of raw material. could
b.. accoldiu.l, modified. Such reduction
of free importation. would serve beside
10 largely reduce the revenue II j. not
apparent hon such a change can have any
injur effect upon our manufacturers
ON contrary. it would appear 10 give
them better chance In the foreign mark
cte with the manufacturers of other coun-
tries hu cheaper their wares hy free
mater, l. Thus our people might have
The opportunity % extending their sales
beyond the limits of home consumption
saving them from the depression. inter
rnptiun in business. and los caused by
.luttcl domestic market, aud atiorIin@
tlcir employees more certain aul steady
llhnI. with IL +, shifting qulct and con
tcntmcut
The question thus !mpcratitciy prr>cnt-
cl for solution should bc app cached IN
a spirit higher than rarti>an>hp ami con
~idrrcd iu tie light of that rrgaId FIR
patriotic duty which should characterize
the action Of those Htru~tcd with the
veal Of cnntld.nc people. Bat the obii-
CATION tu declared party policy and prin-
ciple II NET wan..n to urge prompt ami
effective action
Both ~ The great political parties u"W
represented in the Government have by
repeated and authoritative declarations.
condemned the condition ~ our law~,
which p-rmit The collection from thr pco-
NE uf unnecessary revenue and have. in
the most Solemn manner, promised IT. cor
r,.ctiuu; and neither n citizens or parti-
>In, are our country men IN a mood 20 con
done thu deliberate Violation Of These
pledges
cur progress toward a wise conclusion
will not b, improved hy dwelling upon the
theories of protection and free trade.
THIS ~aynr> top murL Of handlin.
cplthc.> II IL \ r.Hdfipa which ctn-
front, n~not theory Relief from
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clam made ii certain quarters. that All
eff,rt> 10 relieve The people pf unjust and
unnecessary taxation are schemes OF ~n-
called trrc-trAder~. j. mischtcEou~ and
C,,r r,.,nny,,I from any consideration for
,h.. pubII. good
TL,. .iu,,l. aaI plain duty which wr
.,.,,.,. ,R,. ,,.,,,,l.. i. !, rrIurr taxation to
,b.. p......>.,,r,' .xpen,c~ of an economical
,,,.,.r,fion Of ih.. Government. and 10 re-
i.. a. ,b.. bueipr-~ of the country th,.
..,.,,,.., wbi.A MI h,ld III thu Treasury
rI,r..,,.,b rlr n.r,,r~t,n uf governmental
n.,,,.r~ These tLtu.s> can ami should BE-
home. y,i-h safety tn all our industries
,,s,t..,u, dancer tn the npi,oriuni,v for
r,.,,,np,.r,fi,,. lah.r nniri our wurk-
Ip,,t,,,r n.,.J sud With benefit Ii them aut
,1i ..,r ,.,.,ut,. ~, rL.an-ujn-r fh,ir means
of >ut-i.t,.u,.. and increasing the measure
.f ,t,lr comforts
Tt.. t,p-t{t,,t{,n r,ruyid,., that th,. Pres
fi.ur ..bYlI from time ,o Time. giye Ia
tt.. ,-.,u,,r,... fnfn NATION 1f the ~tat.. If
,h4I-uI,n II ha> been th, custom Of
,i,. rx.rpt.,. in comflIanc., with hi,
,'r.,,i.i,r :, annually exhibit 10 the Con
,,r,. atth..op.uip, or it, session the zen
.e,l r.p,Iiri,,n ~ thr country. anl to d,.-
,,u vt,b am. uartirul4rtty The. opera
films of Ill, ditfercut Executive Depart
,n.ut, II would b.. especially agreeable.
=, f..iIn,y mi. r,nr~,. NJ the present time
,pJ III. rlu attention 10 the valuable ac-
,,,tnnl ,uirnt- III thc>r Departments dur
j,,., II. ta,t n>ral yrar. But | am 70 much
immersed Min thr paramount Importance
~ ,h. >,,biert to which thi. communica-
INN a thu, far been devoted. that shall
f,,..,,,. ~. od,lifion Of ali, other topic
,,,t .,,i,.,tr,,. p,nn vo,r Im,nrdlat. cou-
siIrrati,tu the ..>tatl. Of the Union
shawn in rh,. present condition 1f our treas